Our Story

Blocks Away, By a Decade

We grew up blocks apart.

After a flood destroyed Travis’s home in Carol Stream, his family relocated to Glendale Heights — the same town Lindsay would later call home.

We walked the same hallways at Glenside Middle School. Sat in the same classrooms at Glenbard West. Drove the same streets.

But we never met.

A decade stood quietly between us — close enough to overlap, far enough to miss.

The universe had placed us near each other early… just not yet.

Lives, Most Lived

Life unfolded.

Lindsay graduated, went to college, and began building something extraordinary — rising as a leader in the psychiatric field, guiding teams, caring deeply, changing lives.

Travis enlisted, served his country, and later built a 20+ year career in finance and software — learning discipline, resilience, and how to navigate risk.

Different paths. Different cities. Different callings.

Both growing. Both becoming.

Paths Never Crossed — Until They Did

After military service, Travis returned briefly to Glendale Heights before a new opportunity pulled him west to Los Angeles and then eventually Nashville.

Lindsay stayed rooted in the place that shaped her.

Then one night — back in town, back where it all began — a mutual friend made an introduction, Zooney!

There was a look. A moment. A spark that registered quietly… but didn’t ignite.

Timing wasn’t ready yet. So life continued.

A Chance Meeting… and Then a Swipe

Years later, technology did what fate had not.

A familiar face appeared on a screen. A swipe. A match. (Bumble, if you're curious)

And suddenly the distance between decades, cities, and almosts collapsed into a single conversation.

The texts flowed easily. The laughter came quickly.

And one message to Mom sealed it:

"The girl I’m dating from Chicago… her name is Lindsay."
"She’s very pretty."

Simple words. But something about this felt different.

What had once been almost… was finally becoming real.

A Big Move, Hello Music City!

Monthly visits and nightly FaceTimes turned into something we couldn’t ignore.

The miles between us started to feel louder than the silence.

So Lindsay chose courage again and moved to Nashville.

And life accelerated.

New coworkers. New friends. Couple friends. Shared routines. A city that quickly felt like ours.

We laughed at our own silliness.

Built a life in fast forward.

Fell asleep tangled together like we never wanted to let go.

It was us choosing each other — fully.

The Proposal:

Lindsay,

a year ago, we were laughing about fate and swiping left.

tonight, we're standing above a city... that feels like ours.

you took a leap on us — on me — and built a life here with an open mind and a brave heart.

you're patient with my chaos, you've been brilliant in ways that humble me, a guiding light for Colin, and have been my partner in every wild idea i've had.

you make ordinary moments feel like magic and you make a life worth living.

somehow, loving you feels less like chance now, and more like destiny...finally catching up with us.

will you marry me?